Adam Pally Quotes

Adam Pally is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his roles in television series such as "Happy Endings" and "The Mindy Project," as well as films like "Iron Man 3" and "Dirty Grandpa." Pally's comedic timing and improvisational skills have made him a recognizable figure in the world of comedy and entertainment.

I play guitar, and I'm a decent basketball player ... -Adam Pally

I play guitar, and I'm a decent basketball player - people like to play on my team.

I've bombed on stage millions and millions of times. And that's part of it. You go up with a half-baked idea, and you bomb, and so what? Nothing bad happens if you bomb.

I love Obama. He's my favorite president of all ti... -Adam Pally

I love Obama. He's my favorite president of all time.

I got to see Jack White. I love his new album. There's a song on the album called 'I Think I Should Go to Sleep' that my son loves. We play it on a loop around the house, and he just bounces around.

I loved my time on 'The Mindy Project' so much. It was only supposed to be half a year. It was really only supposed to be one episode, and then it became three episodes, and then it became half a year, and then it became a year and a half, and then it became two years.

My parents' convictions, when it came to discipline, were not very strong. For my bar mitzvah, I gave out a mix tape of '90s grunge - if you got it now, you would think it was the 'Singles' soundtrack.

The Russo brothers are the best people ever, and they cast me in 'Happy Endings.' I did text Joe Russo to say, 'I don't think my character dies, so if you need a local news cameraman to show up in 'Captain America 2'... I know it doesn't make sense, but just hear me out on this!' He was really cool about it and turned me down right away.

I try to do different things as much as I can. I feel like every actor, there's a limited number of tricks and go-tos. The real good stuff you can't get to unless it's something you haven't done before. So I try to make sure each thing is slightly different. Unless it's for the money. Then I don't care.

I would really love to do an action movie. An action comedy would be right in my wheel house. But those are really hard to come by.

I'm not a super nervous guy in general. I don't li... -Adam Pally

I'm not a super nervous guy in general. I don't live a ton of my life in my head.

I'd say 80 percent of my auditions go very horribl... -Adam Pally

I'd say 80 percent of my auditions go very horribly.

I really want to be good at what I do.... -Adam Pally

I really want to be good at what I do.

My wife is an amazing mother - like, top five of a... -Adam Pally

My wife is an amazing mother - like, top five of all time.

My wife and I ran through 'Justified' in, like, a ... -Adam Pally

My wife and I ran through 'Justified' in, like, a day. And that is such a funny, amazing show.

My life goal is to find a nice balance between wor... -Adam Pally

My life goal is to find a nice balance between working for money and working for fulfillment.

I've not gotten so much stuff because I improvise in an audition, but I always feel like, if that's the case, the reason is because it wouldn't have worked out anyway with us working together.

Well, you can't improvise story, which is a fact. ... -Adam Pally

Well, you can't improvise story, which is a fact. If you could, the budget would be insane.

I would never put my kids in front of the camera.... -Adam Pally

I would never put my kids in front of the camera.

'The Mindy Project' was an amazing experience. I appreciated the way they treated me from day one, and the send-off was perfect, I thought.

I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.

My heroes were Gene Wilder, Steve Martin, and Mart... -Adam Pally

My heroes were Gene Wilder, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.

'Portlandia' - love it. I can consume three episod... -Adam Pally

'Portlandia' - love it. I can consume three episodes of it without even realizing I'm watching TV.

I don't know if you can catch my vibe, but I'm a p... -Adam Pally

I don't know if you can catch my vibe, but I'm a pretty laid-back guy.

I'm obviously not a guy who focuses on weight too much. But for certain jobs, you have to gain or lose weight.

I would like to work with challenging material. A challenge is good. If it's good material; it's a challenge.

'Friends' started because Rachel left her husband at the altar. This likability factor is just so stupid to me. It's the same thing as 'wish-fulfillment,' which is a big word you hear in a lot of Hollywood rooms. It basically means that people want to see other people living a life they can't lead, and I don't buy that. I think that's not true.

My parents were actors. And so I was born in New York City, and when I was 7, they quit acting and went back to medical school at the University Of Chicago.

I don't really know how to build a career or what to do. But I have the instinct to keep doing different things so people can see different things.

It takes a lot of time to write and put up a sketch show, but that's part of who I am. I don't think that ever goes away, that sensibility - especially coming from the Upright Citizens Brigade. That's just who I am.

I think the least stereotypical gay character on television is probably Matt LeBlanc on 'Episodes.' He just plays it so straight-faced. They never talk about the fact that he's such a huge gay person.

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